Glossary Terms

Recover with compassion, rebuild with care.

Compassionate, evidence-based care for addiction, chronic pain, and infectious diseases in Morgan Hill, California.

COVID-19

Respiratory illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 with fever, cough.

Craving

Intense urge to use a substance, triggered by cues or stress.

Cryptococcosis

Fungal infection from bird droppings causing meningitis in immunocompromised.

Cysticercosis

Parasitic infection from pork tapeworm causing seizures, cysts.

Cystitis

Bladder infection causing frequent, painful urination, often bacterial.